Armenia has lost because of diplomatic illiteracy: Armenian expert

When Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said he was going to invite Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Armenia and consented to the creation of a commission of historians, from the beginning, he provided Turkey with such a factor that the latter hadn’t received in decades, said Director of Armenian Politeconomia Centre, candidate of science Andranik Tevanyan.

The Armenian president’s second biggest mistake, according to the analyst, is the fact that he came to an agreement with Abdullah Gul on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.

Only a few months later, the Armenian leadership realized what a gross mistake it had made, Tevanyan said.

“This is the case when he initiates the game but loses the influence.“

The reasons for Armenia's defeat, according to the analyst, are rooted in “diplomatic illiteracy, political short-sightedness and simple dilettantism.”

As a consequence, Turkey received an advantage because with the signing of the protocols, international recognition of the so-called  "Armenian genocide" came to a halt.

“Unfortunately, people who think they are intelligent or a dominant political force in Armenia state the the issue of "genocide" must be removed from Armenia’s foreign policy agenda,” Tevanyan said.

"This is nonsense, since the so-called "Armenian genocide" is an issue of state security.

“The idea that, in the 21st century, all people are brothers is a bluff,” Tevanyan added.

/Tert.am/